Episode 1
Aired Sep 19, 1994
Pilot
Dr. Ross suspects a woman is abusing her young son; Dr. Lewis must console a cancer patient; Dr. Benton is forced to perform a delicate operation.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 19, 1994
Pilot
Young doctors face life and death daily in the emergency room of a major hospital.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 22, 1994
Day One
An elderly man insists on keeping his dying wife on life support against her wishes; an attractive patient and an outbreak of food poisoning bedevil Carter.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 19, 1994
24 Hours
Dr. Ross suspects a woman is abusing her young son; Dr. Lewis must console a cancer patient; Dr. Benton is forced to perform a delicate operation.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 29, 1994
Going Home
A confused patient (Rosemary Clooney) wanders the hospital, singing; Ross prescribes a spinal tap for an 18-month-old boy, alarming the father.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 6, 1994
Hit and Run
Ross takes under his wing the son of a schizophrenic patient; a married heart-attack patient arrives handcuffed to his girlfriend.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 13, 1994
Into That Good Night
A patient (Alan Rosenberg) will not last the night without a heart transplant; Ross admonishes a woman for not buying her daughter asthma medicine.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 20, 1994
Chicago Heat
A pizza-delivery man crashes through the hospital's doors; a deadbeat sister (Kathleen Wilhoite) wants to stay with Lewis.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 3, 1994
Another Perfect Day
Nurse Hathaway tells Dr. Ross of her future domestic plans; Dr. Benton realizes something important about his fellowship rival; Dr. Lewis has a surprise birthday party.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 10, 1994
9 1/2 Hours
Ross tries to maintain order at the emergency room on Greene's day off; a rape victim is afraid to cooperate with police.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 17, 1994
ER Confidential
An injured teen confesses to Hathaway that he was responsible for two deaths in a car accident but denies it when police arrive.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 8, 1994
Blizzard
A multiple-car accident floods the emergency room with patients; a patient (Malgoscha Gebel) believed to be mentally impaired surprises the doctors.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 15, 1994
The Gift
A nearly drowned boy pre-empts Greene's Christmas shopping; Madame X (Rosemary Clooney) switches to holiday fare.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 5, 1995
Happy New Year
Carter is allowed to observe surgery; Lewis learns Chloe is leaving; Ross teaches a teen mother how to nurse her baby.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 12, 1995
Luck of the Draw
Greene's criticism shakes Lewis' confidence; a man considers removing his brain-damaged son from life support.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 19, 1995
Long Day's Journey
Lewis goes before the review board when a hostile attending doctor holds her responsible for a patient's death.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 2, 1995
February Fifth, 1995
Morgenstern (William H. Macy) offers Greene a prized position on the hospital's staff; a terminally ill patient (Linda Kelsey) begs Greene to end her pain.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 9, 1995
Make of Two Hearts
A woman (Meg Foster) abandons her recently adopted, AIDS-stricken daughter at the emergency room; a cop brings in a dog he hit with his car.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 16, 1995
The Birthday Party
Believing it's Dr. Benton's birthday, Dr. Carter plans a surprise party for him; Dr. Ross frees a child trapped in a stuffed tiger's jaws.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 23, 1995
Sleepless in Chicago
After 48 hours of duty, Benton won't go home; Hathaway's plans to adopt a Russian girl are threatened when her past is investigated.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 9, 1995
Love's Labor Lost
Complications threaten the lives of a woman and her unborn child; Ross has a date; a teen is poisoned by insecticides.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 30, 1995
Full Moon, Saturday Night
A full moon brings in unusual cases; Benton confronts his mother's condition; Ross and Greene are called in to meet the new chief.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 6, 1995
House of Cards
Dr. Greene fears a contagious patient may flee; competitive Deb Chen goes too far; Dr. Lewis treats an armed woman.
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Episode 22
Aired Apr 27, 1995
Men Plan, God Laughs
Benton dazzles the staff; Lewis suspects a doctor/patient is not what he seems; Ross agrees to coach Jake's Little League team; Greene goes to Milwaukee.
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Episode 23
Aired May 4, 1995
Love Among the Ruins
Greene and the new chairman (Michael Ironside) clash over an attempted suicide; Greene feels he is losing his wife.
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Episode 24
Aired May 11, 1995
Motherhood
Dr. Lewis' mother (Valerie Perrine) drops by the hospital to see her and Chloe (Kathleen Wilhoite); Ross treats eight children with digestive trouble.
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Episode 25
Aired May 18, 1995
Everything Old Is New Again
Hathaway and Taglieri's wedding day arrives; Greene gets good news and bad; Carter works his last day of ER rotation; Benton treats an AIDS patient.
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